July Birthday Dance
Sunday, July 6
Sundance Saloon

On the first Sunday of each month, we celebrate the birthdays of everyone who has a birthday during that month. One dance is designated when we invite the birthday folks to the dance floor, and everyone gets a chance to take turns dancing with them. We also provide the cake!

If your birthday is in July, we'll see you on Sunday, May 6!

Sundance at Union Square
Friday, July 11 • 5:00–8:00 pm
Union Square • San Francisco

Sundance Saloon returns for an evening of free lessons and open dancing in Union Square in downtown San Francisco on the second Friday of each month through September! We are part of a weekly Friday rotating series of participatory dance events billed as "Union Square Dance," sponsored by the City of San Francisco and produced by Biederman Redevelopment Ventures.

We'll have a mix of partner dancing and line dancing, with a frequent schedule of quick novice lessons for the passersby. Boot-check/bag-check available. We are seeking volunteers to help build the dance floor and to staff the boot-check (just 30-minute shifts!). Future confirmed dates are August 8, and September 12.

Sundance Reno Round-Up
Sundance's 4-day CW dance weekend at the WGRF
October 9–12, 2025 • Reno, NV

Sundance is going to host a full-fledged country-western dance weekend in conjunction with the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno, Nevada, October 9–12, 2025. We'll have four nights of dancing in up to two rooms, three days of dance workshops in up to three rooms, dance exhibition performances. and more! It's going to feel a lot like the Sundance Stompede without it actually being the Sundance Stompede. The weekend will also host the 30th annual convention of the IAGLCWDC.

Advance registration is open now! The host hotel is a complex of three adjacent casino resorts known as "The Row." Check out more details here, including a a more comprehensive list of our offerings, and biographies of our instructors.

Clogging at Sundance Saloon
Thursdays • 6:30–8:30 pm
Sundance Saloon: Loft

The Barbary Coast Cloggers are bringing their clogging classes to Sundance Saloon every Thursday. Clogging lessons take place upstairs in the loft, while our regular programming of two-step and line dance lessons continues on the ground level.

The schedule is:

• 6:30-7:10 - Easy Level
• 7:10-7:50 - Intermediate Level
• 7:50-8:30 - Advanced Level

The classes are drop-in and there is no additional fee beyond the regular Sundance Saloon admission.

Volunteer Opportunities

Please help us! Sundance Saloon is a community effort, dependent on lots of people chipping in a little bit. We are always looking for more help, and this has never been more true. If you have not volunteered in the past, this is a great time to think about stepping in. You can become an integral part of what makes Sundance so special.

Our needs at Sundance Saloon include set-up, front door, and coat-check. Shifts are generally one hour. No experience necessary.

SPECIAL EVENTS

We need volunteers for a number of special events through the summer. Next up:

• Sundance at Union Square (7/11)

Supporting Sundance

As an all-volunteer, member- and community-supported organization, the Sundance Association depends on your support to keep thriving. The pandemic put an extra burden on our finances, and our needs are never-ending. There are many ways to help us, and not all of them involve monetary contributions:

• Become a member of the Sundance Association by pledging an annual tax-deductible donation.
• Come on down! Support us just by showing up.
• Introduce someone new to Sundance Saloon.
• Use our coat-check on Sundays.
• Put a dollar or two in one of our tip jars.
• See if your company offers matching donations or grants for volunteer time served.
• Remember Sundance in your estate planning.
• Volunteer!
• Social media! Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram. Share our posts. Share your own posts. Review us on Google, Yelp, Facebook, and Tripadvisor.